JP2022165874A - Eye drop management device, eye drop management system, eye drop management device utilization system, and eye drop management device utilization program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an eye drop management device capable of performing eye drop management corresponding to various forms of eye drops.SOLUTION: An eye drop management device 1 includes a flexible band 2 to be wound around an eye drop container A, a fixing part for fixing the band 2 in a wound state around the eye drop container A, and a sensor which is provided at a fixed position with respect to the band 2 and detects a user's action on the eye drop container A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus, a computer system, and a program for administering eye drops.

Eye drops are provided in containers. Users of eye drops are required to instill the eye drops according to a predetermined administration method. For example, Japanese Patent No. 6568954 (Patent Literature 1) discloses a medication administration device for monitoring whether a user is complying with a medication regimen. The dispensing device has a jacket that holds a container of medicament. The jacket includes an opening that allows a user to apply pressure to the container to expel the medicament, and a first pressure sensor that detects insertion of the container into the jacket. The dispensing device further includes a second pressure sensor for detecting expansion of the container by a user applying pressure to the container through the opening, and exchanging data recorded by the second pressure sensor with the communication device. A wireless communication module is provided.

Japanese Patent No. 6568954

The shape and size of eye drop containers often vary from eye drop to eye drop. The dispensing device of Patent Literature 1 is limited in the shape of the container that can be inserted, and cannot accommodate containers of various shapes and sizes. In addition, Patent Literature 1 does not disclose a mechanism for managing eye drops when two or more types of eye drops are instilled in parallel during the same period.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an eye drop management device, an eye drop management system, an eye drop management device utilization system, and an eye drop management device utilization program that are compatible with various forms of eye drops.

An eye drop management device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible band that is wound around an eye drop container, a fixing part that fixes the band while the band is wound around the eye drop container, and a fixing part that is fixed to the band. a sensor located at the eye drop container for detecting user movement with respect to the eye drop container.

According to the present disclosure, eye drop management corresponding to various forms of eye drops becomes possible.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the eye-drop management apparatus in this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the eye-drop management apparatus in this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a side view showing an example of the state of the eye drop management device when eye drops are instilled into the eye; It is the top view which looked at the eyedrops management apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the lid|cover side of the eyedrops container. It is a figure which shows the example of orientation of the eye-drops management apparatus detected by a posture sensor. 1. It is the perspective view which looked at the eye-drop management apparatus of FIG. 1 from the opposite side to the line of sight of FIG. Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the eye drops management device when the housing is omitted; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a configuration example in which a pedestal portion is omitted from the housing of the eye drops management device; It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of the eye-drops management system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the state in which the eyedrops container faces up, and the state in which it faces down. 7 is a graph showing an example of detecting an action of pushing a band based on a detected pressure value; It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of the eye-drops management apparatus utilization system in this embodiment. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of receiving processing for target administration data and target device specifying data. 14 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition in the process shown in FIG. 13; FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of data recorded in a storage device; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing example of the notification control of the eye-drops management apparatus utilization system. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition in the process shown in FIG. 16; It is a functional block which shows the modification of a structure of the eyedrops management apparatus utilization system 30. FIG.

An eye drop management device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible band that is wound around an eye drop container, a fixing part that fixes the band while the band is wound around the eye drop container, and a fixing part that is fixed to the band. a sensor located at the eye drop container for detecting user movement with respect to the eye drop container.

In the eye drop management device, a flexible band is wrapped around the eye drop container and fixed by the fixing portion. This configuration allows the band to be wrapped around and secured to eye drop containers of various shapes or sizes. The user can instill the eye while the band is wrapped around the eye drop container. That is, eye drops can be applied while the eye drop management device is attached to the eye drop container. A sensor is provided at a position fixed to the band. Therefore, the sensor can be attached to the eye drop container by wrapping the band around the eye drop container and fixing it. A sensor detects user movement with respect to the eye drop container. As a result, it is possible to attach the eye drop administration device to eye drop containers of various shapes or sizes and to detect the actions of the user. That is, it is possible to realize an eye drop management device that can handle various forms of eye drops.

At least part of the band is preferably made of a material that is elastically stretchable in the length direction of the band. This expands the range of eye drop container sizes and shapes that the band can be wrapped around. In addition, since the band exerts an elastic force that tightens the eyedrops container when the band is wrapped around the eyedrops container, it is difficult for the hand to come off the eyedrops container.

The fixing portion may be configured such that a fixing position in the length direction of the band can be adjusted. This increases the range of eye drop container sizes that the band can be wrapped around. The fixing part may be, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener, a hook, a buckle, a joint, or the like. The hook-and-loop fastener, for example, may be configured to join the inner peripheral surface of the band in the region where the bands can overlap with the outer peripheral surface opposite thereto in a state in which the band is wound around the eyedrops container. By extending the hook-and-loop fastener in the length direction of the band, the fixing position can be made adjustable.

The sensors may include, for example, at least one of pressure sensors, attitude sensors or light sensors. A pressure sensor may be attached to the band. A pressure sensor can detect external pressure on a band wrapped around the eye drop container. Thereby, the action of the user pushing the eyedrops container can be detected.

The attitude sensor is provided at a fixed position relative to the band. For example, an orientation sensor may be provided inside a housing, which will be described later. The orientation sensor detects the orientation (orientation) or change in orientation of the eye drop container wrapped around the band. The attitude sensor may be configured to detect at least one of acceleration and angular velocity. The attitude sensor may be, for example, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, or a combination thereof. A posture sensor can detect a user's motion to change the orientation of the eye drop administration device with the eye drop container attached.

The optical sensor may be configured to detect the lid of the eye drop container. The optical sensor may be positioned, for example, at a position where the lid of the eye dropper container around which the band is wrapped can be detected by light. The optical sensor may be provided in a housing, which will be described later. The optical sensor can detect whether the eye drop container has a lid, for example, by detecting the distance to the lid or the eye drop container with the lid removed. This makes it possible to detect the user's action of removing the lid or closing the lid.

The eye-drop management device may be configured to record data indicating a history of actions detected by the sensor in a storage device of the eye-drop management device or an external storage device. As a result, the instillation history data indicating the instillation history is recorded. For example, at least one of data indicating the pressure applied to the band wrapped around the eyedrops container, data indicating the orientation of the eyedrops container wrapped with the band, and data indicating attachment/detachment of the lid of the eyedrops container is recorded. good too. As the data indicating the orientation of the eyedrops container, for example, data indicating an action of changing the orientation of the eyedrops container by the user may be recorded. Data indicative of pressure on the band may be recorded, for example, data indicative of a user's pressing action on the band (ie, eye drop container). The act of pushing the band may be detected based on the pressure of the band detected by the sensor. As an example, data indicating the history of both the position of the eye drop container and the pressure on the band can be recorded. Based on such data, it can be determined more accurately whether or not eye drops have been applied.

The eye drop container may comprise a housing to which the band is attached. Components of the eye drop container can be placed in the housing. The sensor may be provided on the housing or may be provided on the band.

The eye drop container may comprise a metal frame that secures a portion of the band to the housing. As a result, the mounting strength of the band to the housing can be improved. A metal frame is fixed to a portion of the band and is also fixed to the housing. The metal frame has, for example, a plate portion that overlaps and is fixed to a portion of the band.

The band may comprise a first band portion and a second band portion extending from the housing. In this case, the eye drop container can be arranged between the first band portion and the second band portion, and the fixing portion is configured to connect the first band portion and the second band portion. good too. In this case, the first band portion and the second band portion can be wound around the eye drop container in opposite directions. This facilitates the winding operation of the band.

The housing may include a pedestal that supports the bottom of the eye drop container, and a strut that protrudes from the pedestal and is connected to the band. With this configuration, the eye drop management device can be fixed by winding a band around the side surface of the eye drop container while the bottom of the eye drop container is supported by the pedestal. This improves the support stability of the eyedrops container by the eyedrops management device.

The strut part may have a convex part that protrudes and comes into contact with the eye drop container around which the band is wound. As a result, the eye drop container wrapped with the band comes into contact with the protrusion. Friction at the portion in contact with the projection prevents the eye drop container from falling off the band. As an example, the convex portion can be a ridge extending in the width direction of the band. In this case, at least a portion of the top surface of the ridge will be in contact with the eye drop container. The center of the top surface of the ridge may be lower than both ends when viewed in the width direction of the band. This increases the area of the top surface of the ridge in contact with the eye drop container and increases the frictional force.

The instillation management device may further include a notification unit that notifies the user of information. The notification unit may have at least one of a speaker, a lamp, or a vibrator, for example. The notification unit may be provided in the housing.

The eye drop management device may include a speaker built into the base. The pedestal protrudes from the bottom surface at least three points other than the hole for outputting the sound of the speaker formed in the bottom surface opposite to the surface supporting the bottom of the eyedrops container, and the hole in the bottom surface. You may have a protrusion. By providing a hole in the bottom surface opposite to the surface supporting the bottom of the eyedrops container, it becomes difficult for eyedrops and other liquids to enter through the holes. Furthermore, since the base has projections on the bottom surface, when the eye drop management device is placed on a mounting surface such as a table with the base facing downward, a space is formed between the mounting surface and the hole. The user can easily hear the sound of the speaker.

The eyedrops management device may include a label attachment section to which a label is attachable and detachable. Thus, a label displaying information about the eye drops can be attached to the eye drop management device. The label attachment part may be provided on the band or may be provided on the housing. The label mounting section is composed of, for example, a space in which the label provided in the eyedrop management device is arranged and a transparent member covering this space.

The eye drops management device may further include a communication unit that performs data communication with an external device. The communication unit may transmit information detected by the sensor to the outside, for example. Further, the communication unit may externally receive the information notified to the user by the notification unit of the eye drops management device. The communication unit may be, for example, a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with an external device.

The instillation management device may further include a mode control unit that switches between a power saving mode and a normal operation mode. The power saving mode is an operation mode that consumes less power than the normal operation mode. The mode control unit can switch from the normal operation mode to the power saving mode, for example, when a state in which no operation is detected by the sensor continues for a predetermined time or longer. The mode control unit may use the detection of the operation by the sensor as a trigger (opportunity) for switching from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode. Further, when the eye-drops management device includes a communication unit, the mode control unit can switch from the normal operation mode to the power saving mode when a state in which there is no data communication by the communication unit continues for a predetermined time or longer. The mode control unit may use the reception of data by the communication unit as a trigger (opportunity) for switching from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode.

An eye drop management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible band that is wound around an eye drop container, a fixing part that fixes the band while the band is wound around the eye drop container, and a band that is fixed to the band. a sensor for detecting a user's action on the eyedrops container; a notification control unit that controls notification to at least one of the user and the administrator based on a determination unit, a determination result of the eye drops determination unit, and administration data indicating a predetermined administration method of eye drops; Prepare.

In the above-described eye drop management system, a band is wrapped around and fixed to the eye drop container, and the user's motion with respect to the eye drop container is detected by a sensor whose position relative to the band is fixed. This makes it possible to detect a user's motion with eye drop containers of various shapes or sizes. Furthermore, it is determined whether or not the eye drops have been applied based on the motion detected by the sensor, and notification to the user or administrator is controlled based on the results of the determination and administration data indicating the administration method of the eye drops. be. As a result, an eye drop management system that can handle various forms of eye drops can be realized.

A user is a person who uses eye drops. The eye drops are administered to the user by instillation by the user. The administrator is a person or organization other than the user, and is a person or organization involved in the management of eye drops. The administrator is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, caretakers, caregivers, guardians, or family members who care for the user, as well as medical professionals such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, or drug providers. may Also, the administrator may be a medical institution, a research institution, a company, or other groups (organizations).

The instillation management system may further include a history recording unit that records data indicating a history of the user's actions detected by the sensor in a storage device. In this case, the eye instillation determination unit may determine whether or not eye instillation has been performed based on data indicating the history of the user's actions.

The sensors may include a pressure sensor attached to the band and the attitude sensor. In this case, the eye drop determination unit determines whether eye drops have been applied using the eye drop container based on the pressure detected by the pressure sensor and the orientation of the eye drop container detected by the orientation sensor. can be judged. With this configuration, the eye drops determination unit can determine whether or not eye drops have been applied based on the pressure applied to the band and the posture (orientation) of the eye drops container. This makes it possible to more accurately determine whether or not the eye has been instilled.

For example, the eye drops determination unit detects an operation in which the eye drops container is tilted so that the mouth of the eye drops container faces downward by the posture sensor, and then the band wrapped around the eye drops container is pushed by the pressure sensor. If motion is detected, it can be determined that the eye has been instilled. In addition, for example, the eye drop determination unit can detect the number of drops of eye drops from the eye drop container by detecting the operation of pressing the band with the mouth of the eye drop container facing downward.

A system using an eye drop management device according to an embodiment of the present invention can communicate with an eye drop management device to which an eye drop container is attached. The eyedrops management device includes a sensor that detects a user's action on the eyedrops container, and a notification unit that notifies the user of information. The system using the eye drop management device includes: a target administration data receiving unit for receiving input of target administration data indicating a method of administering a target eye drop to be managed; A target device identification data reception unit that receives input of target device identification data that uniquely identifies a target eye instillation management device that is a device; and a notification control unit for supplying information to the target eye instillation management device specified by the specified data.

The eye drop management device utilization system receives input of target administration data indicating the administration method of the target eye drops and target device identification data identifying the target eye drop management device to which the eye drop container of the target eye drops is attached. As a result, the target administration data and the target device identification data can be linked in the system using the eyedrops management device. Thus, according to the above configuration, the information on the administration method of the target eye drops and the eye drop management device for the target eye drops can be associated with each other. Based on this correspondence relationship, it is possible to supply notification information instructing eye drops based on the administration method of the target eye drops to the target eye drop management device to which the eye drop container of the target eye drops is attached. Therefore, for example, even when two or more types of eye drops are instilled within the same period, an eye drop management device is prepared for each eye drop, and the administration method and the eye drop management device are associated with each other. Notification information can be supplied to indicate the In this way, it is possible to realize a system using an eye drop management device that can handle various forms of eye drops.

The eye drop management device utilization system may further include a recording processor that associates the target device identification data with the target administration data and records them in a storage device accessible by the eye drop management device utilization system. As a result, the data indicating the correspondence relationship between the administration method of the target eye drops and the target eye drop management device for the target eye drops is recorded in the storage device, and can be used in the eye drop management device utilization system.

The target administration data receiving unit can receive input of target administration data for each of a plurality of target eye drops. The target device identification data reception unit can receive input of target administration data for each of a plurality of target eye drops. In this case, the system using the eyedrop management device can hold the correspondence relationship between the target administration data and the target device identification data for each of the plurality of target eyedrops. For example, the storage device may record target device identification data in association with target administration data for each of a plurality of target eye drops.

The system using the eye-drop management device further comprises a motion acquisition unit that acquires, from the eye-drop management device, motion data indicating the user's motion with respect to the eye-drops container detected by the sensor of the eye-drop management device. good too. The notification control unit may supply notification information based on the operation data to the eye drops management device that acquired the operation data, or to the user's or administrator's terminal. This enables notification according to the user's actions.

When the action acquisition unit acquires the action data from the target eye instillation management device, the notification control unit obtains the target eye instillation management device based on the operation data and the target administration data corresponding to the target eye instillation management device. The notification information may be supplied to the eye drop management device or the user's or manager's terminal. This enables appropriate notification according to the administration method and operation for each target eye drop.

For example, the method of administration indicated by the subject administration data may include the number of drops for the subject eye drop. The notification control unit may determine, based on the operation data acquired from the target eye instillation management device by the operation acquisition unit, whether or not the number of drops indicated by the target administration data corresponding to the target eye instillation management device has been performed. The notification control unit may supply notification information indicating the determination result of the number of drops to the target eye instillation management device or the terminal of the user or administrator.

For example, when the action acquisition unit acquires the action data from the target eye instillation management device, the notification control unit acquires the target eye instillation management device based on the target administration data corresponding to the target device identification data of the target eye instillation management device. may determine whether it is time to instill the subject eye drops. If the notification control unit determines that it is not time to instill the eye, it may supply alarm notification information to the effect that instillation should not be performed to the target eye instillation management device or the terminal of the user or administrator.

For example, the administration method indicated by the target administration data may include information indicating the order of instillation of the target eye drops and other eye drops. The notification control unit may determine whether or not an operation matching the order of instillation indicated by the target administration data is performed based on the operation data acquired from the target eye drop management device and the eye drop management device for other eye drops. . If the notification control unit determines that the operation is out of order, the notification control unit may supply alarm notification information to the target eye drop management device, the eye drop management device for other eye drops, or the terminal of the user or administrator. good.

The notification control unit, when motion data indicating an eye instillation operation cannot be acquired from the target eye instillation management device even after a predetermined time has passed since the time of eye instillation indicated by the target administration data, the target eye instillation management device or the Alarm notification information may be supplied to the terminal of the user or administrator. Thereby, it is possible to notify the user or the administrator that the user has forgotten to apply the eye drops.

The notification control unit controls, within a predetermined period including the time of eye instillation indicated by the target administration data corresponding to the target eye instillation management device, from another eye instillation management device different from the target eye instillation management device to the other eye instillation management device When the operation data indicating the operation for the eye drop management device is acquired, alarm notification information may be supplied to the other eye drops management device or the terminal of the user. As a result, for example, when the eye drop is to be instilled, if the user operates an eye drop management device for an eye drop different from the target eye drop, the eye drop management device is used for the target eye drop. be warned that it is different from

The system using the eye drops management device further associates information about the action indicated by the action data acquired from the target eye drops management device with the target administration data corresponding to the target eye drops management device, A history recording unit for recording in the storage device as instillation history data indicating a history of instillation may be provided. Thereby, the action detected by the target eye drop management device can be recorded as eye drop history data indicating the history of instillation of the target eye drops attached to the target eye drop management device.

The motion data may include, for example, at least one of data indicating pressure on the band, data indicating the orientation of the eye drop container wrapped around the band, or data indicating attachment and detachment of the lid of the eye drop container. By way of example, motion data may include information regarding eye drop container orientation and pressure on the band. Based on such motion data, it can be determined more accurately whether or not the eye has been instilled.

The system using the eye drops managing device further comprises a print instruction unit for outputting to a printing machine an instruction to print a label that is attached to the eye drops managing device and is a label on which information about the eye drops is described. good too. As a result, it is possible to print a label indicating information of the target eye drops, which can be attached to the target eye drop management device.

The system using the eye drops management device further includes a first identification information acquiring unit for acquiring identification information of the target eye drops displayed on the eye drops container of the target eye drops, and a label attached to the target eye drops management device. a second identification information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information of the target eye drops displayed in the identification information acquired by the first identification information acquisition unit; and the identification information acquired by the second identification information acquisition unit and an attached eye drop determination unit that determines whether or not the eye drop container attached to the target eye drop management device is correct by comparing the above. This makes it possible to determine whether or not the correct eyedrops container is attached to the eyedrops management device.

The system using the eye drops management device may further include a communication failure notification unit that supplies communication failure notification information to the terminal of the user or administrator when communication failure with the target eye drops management device is detected. good. Thereby, when the system using the eye drops management device becomes unable to communicate with the target eye drops management device, it is possible to notify the user or the administrator of the communication failure.

The notification control unit transmits information to trigger the target eye instillation management device to switch the operation mode from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode at a predetermined time before the time of instillation indicated by the target administration data. may be supplied to the device. As a result, the operation mode of the eye drops management device can be switched from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode at an appropriate timing.

The subject administration data may include left-right information indicating whether the eye to be instilled is the left eye, the right eye, or both eyes. The notification control unit transmits notification information instructing eye drops based on the administration method of the target eye drops indicated by the target administration data to the target eye drop management device or the terminal of the user or administrator, together with the left and right information. may be supplied. Thereby, the user or administrator can be notified of whether the eye to be instilled is the left eye, the right eye, or both eyes, along with the eye instillation instruction.

In the system using the eye drops management device, the notification control unit can cause the eye drops management device to perform notification processing to the user by supplying notification information to the eye drops management device. For example, the notification control unit may cause the notification unit of the eye drops management device to perform processing for notifying the user of the notification information.

The user's or administrator's terminal to which the notification control unit supplies the notification information may be a terminal in which the eyedrops management device utilization system is installed, or may be a terminal other than this. The terminal of the user or administrator may be set in advance as the transmission destination of the notification information. The eyedrops management device utilization system may accept input of information indicating a terminal of a user or an administrator to which notification information is to be sent, and record information indicating the input destination in a storage device. It should be noted that the administrator may be, for example, a medical worker or other person who supports or cares for the user.

An eye-drop management device utilization program that causes a computer to execute the processing of the eye-drop management device utilization system is also included in the embodiments of the present invention. A program for using an eyedrops management device according to an embodiment of the present invention is an eyedrops management device to which an eyedrops container is attached, a sensor for detecting a user's action on the eyedrops container, and for notifying the user of information. a communication process for communicating with an eye drop management device including a notification unit; a target administration data reception process for accepting input of target administration data indicating a method of administering the target eye drops to be managed; and eye drops for the target eye drops. A target device identification data reception process for receiving input of target device identification data uniquely identifying a target eye drop management device to which a medicine container is attached, and an instruction to apply eye drops based on the administration method indicated by the target administration data. causes the computer to execute notification control processing for supplying notification information to the target eye instillation management device specified by the target device specifying data.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Configuration example of eye drop management device)
1 and 2 are perspective views showing a configuration example of an eye drops management device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a state in which an eyedrops container A is attached to an eyedrops management device 1 . FIG. 2 shows a state in which the eye drops container is not attached to the eye drops management device 1 . As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the eye drops management device 1 includes a band 2 and a housing 3 to which the band 2 is attached. The band 2 includes a first band portion 2a and a second band portion 2b (hereinafter simply referred to as the band 2 unless otherwise distinguished). An eyedrops container A is arranged between the first band portion 2a and the second band portion 2b. The band 2 is made of flexible material. The dimension in the length direction dL of the band 2 is longer than the dimension in the width direction dW. The band 2 is provided with hook-and-loop fasteners 21a and 21b as an example of a fixing portion. Hook-and-loop fasteners 21a and 21b are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the first band portion 2a and the inner peripheral surface of the second band portion 2b. Hook-and-loop fasteners 21a and 21b connect the first band portion 2a and the second band portion 2b to each other while they are wrapped around the side surfaces of the eyedrops container A. As shown in FIG. The connecting position of the fixing parts (hook-and-loop fasteners 21a, 21b) in the longitudinal direction dL of the band can be changed according to the outer circumference of the eyedrops container A. The band 2 can be wrapped around eye drop containers A of various shapes and sizes.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the eye drops are not used, the eye drop container A is attached to the eye drop management device 1 and placed with the lid Ab closed. Normally, the eyedrops container A is placed with the lid Ab located on the main body Aa. At this time, the eyedrops management device 1 holds the eyedrops container A with the eyedrops ejection port of the eyedrops container A facing upward. To enable this, in the example of FIG. 1, the housing 3 includes a pedestal 3b and a post 3a projecting from the pedestal 3b. The base portion 3b supports the bottom of the eyedrops container A. As shown in FIG. The base portion 3b has a support surface 3b2 that supports the bottom of the eyedrops container A. As shown in FIG. The strut portion 3a is formed so as to protrude from the support surface 3b2 and extend in the width direction dW of the band 2. As shown in FIG. A band 2 is connected to the side surface of the support 3a.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an example of the state of the eyedrops container A and the eyedrops management device 1 when eyedrops are instilled. As shown in FIG. 3, when instilling the eye drops, the lid Ab of the eye drop container A is removed, and the band 2 is pressed by the user's finger with the ejection port of the eye drops facing downward. As a result, the eyedrops container A is pressed and the eyedrops come out from the ejection port. In the following, for convenience of explanation, as shown in FIG. A posture in which the eyedrops container A is held with the ejection port facing downward is referred to as an inverted posture.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lid Ab of the eyedrops container A is removed at the time of eyedropping. The band 2 is preferably wrapped around the main body Aa of the eyedrops container A so as not to interfere with attachment and detachment of the lid Ab. From this point of view, it is preferable that the dimension of the band 2 in the width direction dW is, for example, 1 to 5 cm.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the band 2 is provided with a pressure sensor 4a. The pressure sensor 4a is provided on at least a portion of the band 2 in the length direction dL. The dimension in the length direction dL of the band 2 of the pressure sensor 4a is longer than the dimension in the width direction dW. The pressure sensor 4a can be, for example, a pressure sensitive sheet.

4 is a top view of the eyedrops management device 1 shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the lid Ab side of the eyedrops container A. FIG. In FIG. 4, an arrow P1 indicates a range in which the pressure sensor 4a is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the pressure sensor 4a is preferably arranged over half the circumference ((1/2) circumference) or more of the outer circumference of the eyedrops container A in a state where the band 2 is wound around the eyedrops container A. , (2/3) or more of the circumference. As a result, even if the user presses any portion of the outer periphery of the eyedrops container A when instilling the eye, the pressing action can be detected. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, the pressure sensor 4a can detect the pressing action whether the user presses the eyedrops container A in the direction of the Cx line or in the direction of the Cy line.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the first band portion 2a is longer than the second band portion 2b in the length direction dL. The pressure sensor 4a is provided on the longer first band portion 2a and is not provided on the shorter second band portion 2b. Thereby, the pressure sensor 4a can be arranged efficiently.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the second band portion 2b has a lower longitudinal elastic modulus in the length direction than the first band portion 2a. That is, the second band portion 2b is more likely to stretch in the length direction than the first band portion 2a. In this example, the pressure sensor 4a is provided on the first band portion 2a having a higher elastic modulus and is not provided on the second band portion 2b having a lower elastic modulus. As a result, while securing the elastic deformation amount in the length direction dL of the band 2 as a whole, the portion where the pressure sensor 4a is provided can be suppressed from expanding and contracting, thereby securing the accuracy of the sensor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the support 3a of the housing 3 has a projection 6 that protrudes toward the space in which the eyedrops container A is placed. The convex portion 6 is in contact with the eyedrops container A around which the band 2 is wound (see FIG. 3). The eyedrops container A is held while being pressed against the projection 6 by the elastic force of the band 2 . Frictional force is generated between the convex portion 6 and the eyedrops container A, so that the eyedrops container A is less likely to fall off the band 2. - 特許庁The width direction dW of the band 2 is the longitudinal direction of the convex portion 6 . As a result, a wide contact surface between the convex portion and the eyedrops container A can be ensured. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the top surface of the projection 6 has a shape in which the center is recessed from both ends when viewed from the width direction of the band 2 . As a result, both ends of the top surface of the projection 6 are in contact with the eyedrops container A. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, an example of a support structure for the band 2 inside the support 3a of the housing 3 is indicated by broken lines. In the example shown in FIG. 4, a metal frame 12 is provided to fix a portion of the band 2 to the housing. The metal frame 12 is plate-shaped. A portion of the band 2 is superimposed on the metal frame 12 . The metal frame 12 and a portion of the band 2 are joined by a joint 12a. The coupler 12a passes through the metal frame 12 and the band 2 and is fixed to the housing 3 with screws. Thereby, the metal frame 12 and the band 2 are fixed to the housing 3 . In the example of FIG. 4, the coupler 12a also reaches the projection 6. In the example of FIG. The convex portion 6a, the band 2 and the metal frame 12 are joined together by a joint 12a. The convex portion 6a is fixed to the housing 3 (pillar portion 3a).

In the example shown in FIG. 3 , a substrate 9 for mounting electronic components is provided inside the pedestal portion 3 b of the housing 3 . The substrate 9 is mounted with the attitude sensor 4b, the communication section 7, and the controller 8 (control section). Wiring drawn from the pressure sensor 4 a and the optical sensor 4 c is connected to the substrate 9 . In addition, a battery 11, an LED lamp 5a, a speaker 5b, and a vibrator 5c are provided inside the pedestal portion 3b of the housing 3. As shown in FIG. The optical sensor 4c is provided on the column portion 3a. Note that the arrangement of these components is not limited to the example shown in FIG. These parts may be provided at other positions within the housing 3 .

The orientation sensor 4 b is fixed to the substrate 9 , that is, the housing 3 . The positional relationship between the band 2 and the housing 3 is fixed. The attitude sensor 4 b detects at least one of angular velocity and acceleration of the housing 3 . As a result, the posture, ie, orientation, of the eyedrops container A supported by the band 2 on the housing 3 can be detected. For example, the movement of the eyedrops container A is detected by the posture sensor 4b. A change in orientation of the eyedrops container A, for example, a change from an upright state to an inverted state or vice versa, can be detected by the orientation sensor 4b. The attitude sensor 4b may be composed of, for example, a gyro sensor that detects angular velocities around three different axes (for example, three axes orthogonal to each other). Alternatively, the posture sensor 4b may be composed of an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in three axial directions. The posture sensor 4b may be a 6-axis sensor that detects 3-axis acceleration in addition to 3-axis angular velocity. The attitude sensor 4b may be, for example, an inertial measurement unit (IMU).

The optical sensor 4c is arranged at a position where the lid Ab of the eyedrops container A around which the band 2 is wound can be detected by light. In the example of FIG. 3, an optical sensor 4c is arranged at the tip of the support 3a. The optical sensor 4c irradiates light into the space where the lid Ab is arranged, that is, the space on the opposite side of the band 2 from the pedestal portion 3b, and detects reflected light. Thereby, the optical sensor 4c measures the distance to the lid Ab when the eyedrops container A is covered with the lid Ab. If the eye drop container A is not covered with a lid Ab, a distance different from the distance to the lid Ab is measured. The optical sensor 4c can detect whether or not the lid Ab of the eyedrops container A is present. The optical sensor 4c may detect whether or not the eyedrops container A is attached. In this case, the optical sensor 4c detects at least the state in which the eyedrops container A is attached and the lid Ab is attached, the state in which the eyedrops container A is attached and the lid Ab is removed, and the state in which the eyedrops container is attached. It is possible to detect a state where the

The LED lamp 5a, the speaker 5b, and the vibrator 5c are examples of a notification unit that notifies the user of information. A light emitting surface of the LED lamp 5 a is exposed to the outside of the housing 3 . A hole is provided in the housing 3 in the vicinity of the speaker 5b to allow the sound of the speaker 5b to pass outside the housing 3. As shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 3, a hole for the speaker 5b is provided in the bottom surface 3b1 of the base portion 3b opposite to the support surface 3b2. The vibrator 5c is composed of, but not limited to, an eccentric rotating mass (ERM) actuator that rotates an eccentric weight with a motor, or a linear resonance actuator (LRA) that vibrates an elastic body with electromagnetic induction force. good too.

The communication unit 7 is a wireless communication module that enables wireless communication between the eye drops management device 1 and an external device. The distance and method of wireless communication by the communication unit 7 are not particularly limited. For example, near field communication (NFC), wireless PAN (eg, BLE, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Zigbee (registered trademark), etc.), wireless LAN (eg, Wi-Fi, etc.), or wireless WAN (eg, 3G, 4G, LTE, 5G, etc.) can be adopted for the wireless communication of the communication unit 7 . Also, the communication unit 7 may be a wired communication unit that communicates by connecting to an external device with a wire.

The battery 11 supplies electric power to the electronic components included in the eye drops management device 1 . The battery 11 may be a primary battery or a secondary battery. The controller 8 controls electronic components included in the eye drops management device 1 . The controller 8 is connected to the pressure sensor 4a, the attitude sensor 4b, the optical sensor 4c, the LED lamp 5a, the speaker 5b, the vibrator 5c, and the communication unit 7, and can transmit and receive information to and from these. The controller 8 acquires and processes information from sensors such as the pressure sensor 4a, the attitude sensor 4b, and the optical sensor 4c. The controller 8 processes data communicated by the communication section 7 . Further, the controller 8 supplies and outputs notification information to notification units such as the LED lamp 5a, the speaker 5b, and the vibrator 5c. Examples of functions of the controller 8 will be described later.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of orientation of the eye drops management device 1 detected by the posture sensor 4b. The posture sensor 4b can detect the angle (hereinafter referred to as the tilt angle) of the reference axis (the z-axis in the example of FIG. 4) of the eye drops management device 1 with respect to the vertical direction, that is, the direction of gravity. As an example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the inclination angle θz detected by the posture sensor 4b is 0° when the eye-drop management device 1 is in the upright state. θz=180° is detected when the eyedrop management device 1 is in an upright state. The eye drop container is secured to eye drop administration device 1 by band 2 . Therefore, the inclination angle θz of the eyedrops management device 1 detected by the posture sensor 4b can be regarded as the inclination angle of the eyedrops container A. Note that the values detected by the attitude sensor 4b are not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, the value of the tilt angle changes depending on how the reference axis is taken. As another example, the angle of the reference axis of the eye drops management device 1 with respect to the horizontal plane can be detected as the tilt angle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the eye drop management device 1 of FIG. 1 as seen from the side opposite to the line of sight of FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a hole 3b12 for the speaker 5b and at least three protrusions 3b11 are provided on the bottom surface 3b1 of the base portion 3b. Since the hole 3b12 is located on the bottom surface 3b1 opposite to the support surface 3b2, the structure is such that liquid leaking from the eyedrops container placed on the support surface 3b2 is less likely to enter the housing 3 through the hole 3b12. Also, due to the at least three protrusions 3b11, when the eyedrops management device 1 is placed with the bottom surface 3b1 facing downward as shown in FIG. 1, a gap is generated between the mounting surface and the bottom surface 3b1. This makes it easier to hear the sound of the speaker 5b.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the eye drops management device 1 has a label attachment unit. The label mounting part is composed of a space in which the label Lb provided in the eyedrop management device 1 is arranged and a transparent member 14 covering this space. A space for the label Lb is formed by the concave portion of the housing of the eye drops management device 1 . A transparent member 14 is configured to cover the recess. The transparent member 14 can open and close the space in which the label Lb is arranged. In the example of FIG. 6, the transparent member 14 is rotatably mounted about the axis J1. The transparent member 14 can move between a position for closing the opening of this space and a position for opening the space. The opening/closing structure is not limited to this example. For example, only the ends of the space may be opened/closed, or the space may be opened/closed by sliding a transparent member. Also, the space for the label Lb may not be openable. For example, a pocket open on one side may be formed on the outer circumference of the band 2 with a transparent member. A label can be inserted into this pocket.

In the example shown in FIG. 6 , the eye drops management device 1 includes a power switch 13 . The power switch 13 is provided on the surface of the base portion 3b (housing 3). A power switch 13 switches ON/OFF of power supply from the battery 11 to the electronic components.

The configuration of the eye drops management device 1 is not limited to the above example. It is possible to select and arbitrarily combine the constituent elements provided in the eye-drop management device described in the above example. For example, in the eye drops management device, the housing may be omitted. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the eye drops management device when the housing is omitted. In the example of FIG. 7, the eye drops management device 1 includes a band 2, a pressure sensor 4a, hook-and-loop fasteners 21a and 21b, and a communication section 7. In the example of FIG. The pressure sensor 4a, the hook-and-loop fasteners 21a and 21b, and the communication section 7 are all provided on the band 2. FIG. In this case, the communication unit 7 transmits information detected by the pressure sensor 4a to an external device through wireless or wired communication. In the case of wired communication, the communication section 7 may have a connector for connecting a communication line. In addition to the communication unit 7 , the band 2 may be provided with at least one of a controller, other sensors such as a posture sensor, or a notification unit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example when the pedestal portion is omitted from the housing of the eye drops management device. In the example of FIG. 8, the housing 3 is composed only of the portion corresponding to the support portion shown in FIG. The housing 3 has fasteners 3 c for fixing the band 2 .

(Configuration example of eye drops management system)
FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of the eye drops management system in this embodiment. An eye drops management system 10 shown in FIG. 9 includes an eye drops management device 1 and a terminal 20 . The eye drops management device 1 and the terminal 20 are capable of data communication with each other. The eye drop management device 1 can be configured, for example, as shown in the above FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG. The eye drop management device 1 includes a band 2 , a fixing section 21 , a sensor 4 , a notification section 5 , a communication section 7 and a controller 8 . The controller 8 includes an instillation determination unit 81 . Based on the motion detected by the sensor 4, the instillation determination unit 81 determines whether or not the eyedrops container A has been instilled into the eye.

The terminal 20 has a notification control unit 82 . The terminal 20 receives the judgment result of the eye instillation judgment unit 81 from the communication unit 7 of the eye instillation management device 1 . The notification control unit 82 controls notification to at least one of the user and the administrator based on the determination result and administration data indicating a predetermined administration method of the eye drops. Thus, in addition to the band 2, the fixing unit 21, and the sensor 4 of the eye drops management device 1, the eye drops management system 10 includes a configuration for determining the eye drops operation by the user and a configuration for controlling notification based on the determination result. It is. These configurations can be implemented by the eye drops management device 1 or an external computer or circuit.

The eye instillation determination unit 81 can improve determination accuracy by determining eye instillation based on a combination of information detected by the posture sensor 4b and information detected by the pressure sensor 4a. The attitude sensor 4b detects the direction (orientation) of the eyedrops management device 1, that is, the eyedrops container A, or a change thereof. The pressure sensor 4a detects the pressure that pushes the band 2, ie, the pressure that pushes the eyedrops container A. FIG. The instillation determination unit 81 can determine that an eye instillation operation has been performed when the direction of the instillation management device 1 and the pressure on the band 2 detected within a predetermined time satisfy predetermined conditions. For example, when the eye instillation management device 1 is determined to be in an inverted state, the eye instillation determination unit 81 may determine that there is an eye instillation operation when the pressure applied to the band 2 or its change is equal to or greater than a threshold.

The instillation detection unit 81 can detect various operations of the instillation management device 1 by the user based on changes in the tilt angle of the instillation management device 1 detected by the posture sensor 4b. For example, based on the change in the inclination angle of the eye drops management device 1, it is possible to detect the motion of moving the eye drops management device 1 or the motion of tilting the eye drops management device 1 to an inverted state. For example, the eye drop detection unit 81 can detect these actions by determining whether the tilt angle or the change in the tilt angle of the eye drop management device 1 satisfies a preset condition.

As an example, the instillation detection unit 81 can determine that an operation to move the instillation management device 1 has been performed when the inclination angle of the instillation management device 1 changes after a state of not changing for a predetermined time or longer continues. In addition, when the tilt angle of the eye-dropping management device 1 changes and falls within a predetermined range from the tilt angle of the inverted state, the eye-dropping detection unit 81 can determine that the eye-dropping management device 1 is tilted to the inverted state. can.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the eye drop detection unit 81 detects whether the eye drop management device 1, that is, the eye drop container A is facing upward or You may judge whether it is downward. The eyedrops container A is fixed to the eyedrops management device 1 by a band 2 . Therefore, the positional relationship between the reference axis of the eyedrops management device 1 and the vertical axis of the eyedrops container A is fixed. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether the eyedrops container A faces upward (that is, nearly upright) or downward (closely inverted) depending on the inclination angle of the eyedrop management device 1 with respect to the horizontal plane. The eye detection unit 81 may determine that the operation of tilting to the inverted state has been performed when the eyedrops management device 1 (eyedrops container A) changes from an upward state to a downward state. The orientation sensor 4b may be configured to output information indicating the orientation of the eyedrops management device 1 (eyedrops container A), such as upward/downward or upright/inverted, based on the tilt angle. .

For example, the eye drop detection unit 81 can determine that the eye drop operation has been performed when the motion of moving the eye drop management device 1 and the motion of tilting the eye drop management device 1 to the inverted state are detected in this order within a predetermined period of time. In addition to these operation conditions, the instillation detection unit 81 performs an eye instillation operation when the pressure sensor 4a detects the user's operation of pushing the band 2 when the eye instillation management device 1 is in an inverted state. It can be judged that

The instillation detection unit 81 may detect that the band 2 has been pushed by the user based on the pressure of the band 2 detected by the pressure sensor 4a. Alternatively, the pressure sensor 4a may be configured to output information indicating that the band 2 has been pressed, based on the pressure of the band 2 detected. For example, it can be determined whether or not the band 2 has been pressed by comparing the detected pressure value and the threshold value.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing an example of detecting an action of pushing the band 2 by comparing a detected pressure value and a threshold value. In the graph of FIG. 11, the vertical axis indicates the detected pressure value P, and the horizontal axis indicates the time t. The detected value P may be, for example, a resistance value or a voltage that changes according to the pressure in the pressure sensor 4a. In the example shown in FIG. 11, a pressing operation (On) is detected at time t1 when the detected pressure value P exceeds the threshold Th1, and then a releasing operation (Off) is detected at time t2 when it falls below the threshold Th1. It can be determined that the band 2 is pressed during the period Ton in which the detection value P is greater than the threshold Th1. Note that the detection of the pressing action by comparing the detected pressure value and the threshold value is not limited to the above example. For example, a pressing motion may be detected based on a comparison between the amount of change in pressure and a threshold.

The threshold used to detect the pressing of band 2 may be variable. For example, when the instillation management device 1 starts detecting the user's motion, the threshold may be updated according to the pressure at the start. As a result, an appropriate threshold value can be set even when the condition of the pressure sensor 4a of the band changes due to, for example, the band 2 being rewound around the eyedrops container A or the like. Also, the threshold value may be determined based on eye drops, user characteristics (age, sex, etc.), or the like.

The instillation management system 10 may further include a history recording unit (not shown) that records data (eg, log data) indicating the history of the user's actions detected by the sensor 4 in a storage device. The storage device may be a storage device included in the eye drops management device 1, or may be a storage device included in the terminal 20 or other external equipment (server or the like). When recording data indicating the history of actions in the storage device of the external device, the action data indicating the actions detected by the sensor 4 is transmitted to the terminal 20 or other external device via the communication unit 7, and the external device is recorded in the storage device at The data indicating the action history may include information indicating the content of the action and information indicating the time at which the action was performed.

The notification control unit 82 determines notification information to be notified to the user or administrator based on the determination result of the instillation determination unit 81 and administration data, and controls the timing of notification. The administration data is data indicating the administration method of the eye drops. The administration data includes, for example, information indicating when the eye should be instilled (at the time of instillation). The notification control unit 82 can notify the user or administrator of notification information instructing eye instillation when it is determined that eye instillation has not been performed at the time of eye instillation indicated by the administration data.

The dosing data may include information indicating the eye drops, the eye (either the right eye, the left eye, or both eyes), and the dosage of the eye drops. In this case, the notification control unit 82 notifies the user or administrator of notification information indicating the eye drops, the eye to be instilled, and the dosage.

The control of the notification to the user or administrator by the notification control unit 82 may be a process of supplying notification information to the notification unit 5 of the eye drops management device 1 to notify the user. The notification unit 5 may include, for example, at least one of the speaker 5b and the vibrator 5c. The instillation management device 1 may output the notification information provided from the notification control unit 82 as sound from the speaker 5b. In addition, the eye-drop management device 1 may vibrate the vibrator 5c at the timing when notification information is supplied from the notification control unit 82 .

Alternatively, the notification control unit 82 may supply the notification information to the user's or administrator's terminal and cause the terminal to execute the notification process. The terminal of the user or administrator may be predetermined as the supply destination of the notification information. Also, the terminal 20 in which the notification control unit 82 is installed may execute notification processing for the user or administrator.

The terminal 20 is configured by a computer having a processor and memory. The terminal 20 may be, for example, a mobile terminal of the user or administrator of the eye drops management device 1, or may be a server. In the example shown in FIG. 9 , the instillation determination unit 81 is provided in the instillation management device 1 and the notification control unit 82 is provided in a computer system outside the instillation management device 1 .

The configuration of the instillation management system 10 is not limited to the above. For example, the eye drops management device 1 may be provided with both the eye drops determination unit 81 and the notification control unit 82 . In this case, the eye drops management system 10 is composed only of the eye drops management device 1 . When the communication unit 7 of the eye drops management device 1 receives the administration data, the notification control unit 82 of the eye drops management device 1 can control notification using the administration data. Alternatively, both the instillation determination unit 81 and the notification control unit 82 may be provided in the terminal 20 .

The instillation determination unit 81 and the notification control unit 82 can be configured by a computer or circuit having a processor and memory. The embodiment of the present invention also includes a program for causing a computer to execute the processes of the instillation determination unit 81 and the notification control unit 82 and a non-transitory recording medium recording such a program.

(Configuration example of system using eyedrop management device)
FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a system using an eye drops management device according to this embodiment. The eye drop management device utilization system 30 shown in FIG. 12 can communicate with one or more eye drop management devices 1-A to 1-C. The eye drop management devices 1-A to 1-C can have, for example, the same configuration as the eye drop management device 1 described above, but are not limited to the above configuration. Hereinafter, the eye drops management device 1-A to 1-C will be referred to as the eye drops management device 1 unless otherwise distinguished. The instillation management device 1 includes a sensor 4 , a notification section 5 , a communication section 7 and a controller 8 .

The eye drop management device utilization system 30 can be constructed in, for example, a user's or manager's mobile terminal. For example, by installing a predetermined application program in the computer of the mobile terminal, the system 30 using the eye drop management device can be implemented in the mobile terminal. An application program for realizing the eye drops management device utilization system 30 is also included in the embodiment of the present invention.

The eyedrop management device utilization system 30 has a target administration data reception unit 31 , a target device identification data reception unit 32 , a recording processing unit 33 , a notification control unit 34 , an operation acquisition unit 35 and a history recording unit 36 .

The target administration data reception unit 31 receives input of target administration data indicating a method of instillation of a target eye drop to be managed. The target administration data includes at least information indicating the target eye drops and information indicating when the eye drops should be instilled. The subject administration data may further include the eye to be instilled (right eye, left eye, or both eyes), dosage, or number of administrations. The input of the target administration data may be direct input of the target administration data or input of information for obtaining the target administration data. The input of target administration data may be performed by a user or administrator (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a user or the like), or may be automatically performed by a computer.

The subject dosing data may be, for example, a dosing regimen based on a physician's prescribing information. The target administration data reception unit 31 may accept input of prescription information as target administration data. For example, in a medical institution, prescription information entered into an electronic medical chart or the like by a doctor is supplied to a dispensing system in a pharmacy department. Alternatively, in a pharmacy, a prescription (characters or a pattern such as a bar code or two-dimensional code) prepared by a doctor is read by a reading device and supplied to the dispensing system of the pharmacy. In such a case, the target administration data reception unit 31 may acquire prescription information as target administration data from the dispensing system. For example, a terminal in which the eye drop management device utilization system 30 is installed can be connected to a dispensing system by wire or wirelessly (for example, Wifi (registered trademark)) to acquire prescription information from the dispensing system.

As an example, FIG. 12 illustrates a case in which a plurality of eye drops X1, X2, and X3 are simultaneously provided to the user at a pharmacy. This is an example of a case where there are a plurality of eye drops to be managed. In this case, the target administration data reception unit 31 receives input of target administration data for each of the eye drops X1, X2, and X3, which are the plurality of target eye drops.

The target device identification data reception unit 32 receives input of target device identification data. The target device identification data uniquely identifies the eye drop management device to which the eye drop container of the target eye drop is attached (that is, the target eye drop management device). The target eye drops are the target eye drops indicated by the target administration data received by the target administration data receiving unit 31 . As in this example, when there are multiple target eye drops (eye drops X1, X2, and X3), input of target device specifying data is accepted for each of the multiple target eye drops (eye drops X1, X2, and X3). The target device specifying data reception unit 32 presents the eye drops management device recorded as a communicable eye drops management device to the user, etc. in the eye drops management device utilization system 30, and allows the user, etc. to select the target eye drops management device. good. In this way, the user or the like can input the target device identification data by designating the eye drop management device to which the target eye drops are to be attached.

The recording processing unit 33 records the target device identification data accepted by the target administration data acceptance unit 31 in the storage device 40 in association with the target administration data accepted by the target device specification data acceptance unit 32 . As a result, the information indicating the administration method of the target eye drops and the information indicating the target eye drop management device to which the target eye drops are attached are linked. That is, the storage device 40 records data indicating the correspondence relationship between the administration method of the target eye drops and the target eye drop management device for the target eye drops. Note that the recording processing unit 33 may be implemented as part of the target administration data reception unit 31 or the target device identification data reception unit 32 . When there are a plurality of target eye drops, target device identification data and target administration data are associated with each of the plurality of target eye drops (eye drops X1, X2, and X3).

The storage device 40 is a storage device 40 that can be accessed by the eye drops management device utilization system 30 . The storage device 40 is a memory or storage from which data can be read and written by a computer. The storage device 40 may be, for example, a storage device included in a computer in which the eye drops management device utilization system 30 is installed, or may be a storage device that the computer can access via a network. Storage device 40 may consist of a plurality of distributed storage devices.

The notification control unit 34 supplies notification information instructing eye drops based on the administration method indicated by the target administration data to the target eye instillation management device specified by the corresponding target device specification data. That is, the notification control unit 34 supplies notification information for instructing eye drops based on the administration method of the target eye drops to the target eye drop management device to which the target eye drops are attached. This is possible because the target administration data and the target device specific data are entered and associated with each other.

For example, the notification control unit 34 supplies notification information instructing eye drops to the target eye drop management device at a timing based on when the target eye drops indicated by the target administration data are instilled. Thereby, the notification control unit 34 can cause the notification unit of the target eye instillation management device to notify the user of the eye instillation instruction when the eye instillation indicated by the target administration data is met.

As in this example, when there are a plurality of target eye drops, the notification control unit 34 assigns notification information based on the target administration data to each of the plurality of target eye drops (eye drops X1, X2, and X3). It is supplied to the target instillation management device specified by the target device specification data.

The motion acquisition unit 35 acquires motion data indicating the user's motion with respect to the eyedrops container A detected by the sensor 4 of the eyedrops management device 1 from the eyedrops management device 1 . The motion data may be a value (for example, angular velocity, angle, pressure, distance, etc.) indicating a physical quantity detected by the sensor 4, or an action on the eyedrops container determined from a value indicating such a physical quantity. may be data indicating The data indicating the action on the eyedrops container include, for example, the data indicating the eyedropping action, the value indicating the orientation of the eyedrops container (eyedrops management device 1) or its change, and the action of pushing the eyedrops container (band 2). value, or a value indicating the presence or absence of the cap of the eyedrops container. In addition to the motion data, the motion acquisition unit 35 may acquire device identification data for specifying the eye drops management device 1 that is the transmission source of the motion data.

The notification control unit 34 may supply the notification information based on the motion data to the eye drops management device that acquired the motion data, that is, the eye drops management device that transmitted the motion data. As a result, it becomes possible to notify the instillation management device 1 according to the user's actions. Notification information based on this operation data may be supplied to a user's or administrator's terminal in addition to the eye drops management device. As a result, the terminal can notify the user or administrator based on the operation data.

As an example of notification based on action data, the notification control unit 34 issues an alarm when action data indicating an eye instillation action cannot be obtained from a corresponding target eye instillation management device even after a predetermined time has passed since the time of eye instillation indicated by the target administration data. notification information may be supplied to the target instillation management device or the user's or manager's terminal.

In this way, the notification regarding the instillation of the target eye drops is controlled based on the administration method of the target eye drops recorded in the storage device 40 and the operation data from the eye drop management device for the target eye drops. This is possible because for each target eye drop, target administration data and target device specific data are associated. That is, the notification control unit 34 generates operation data indicating an eye instillation operation from the target eye drop management device indicated by the target device identification data associated with the target administration data within a predetermined time after instillation of the target eye drops indicated by the target administration data. can be determined whether or not the

As another example, when the notification control unit 34 acquires operation data from another eye instillation management device within a predetermined period including the time of eye instillation indicated by the target administration data corresponding to a certain target eye instillation management device, the other eye instillation management device Alarm notification information may be supplied to the eye drop management device. For example, when an operation such as moving another eye-drop management device, pressing the band 2 of another eye-drop management device, or removing the lid Ab of an eye-drops container A attached to another eye-drop management device is detected. , an alarm is provided to other eye drop management devices. The alarm may, for example, notify you that other eye drops in the eye drop management device should not be instilled at that time. This alarm may be provided to the user's terminal in addition to or instead of other eye drop management devices. In this case, the user's terminal issues an alarm to the user.

The history recording unit 36 records information about the action indicated by the action data acquired from the target eye instillation management device in the storage device 40 as eye instillation history data in association with the target administration data corresponding to the target eye instillation management device. The instillation history data is data indicating the instillation history of the target eyedrops. For example, information indicating that the target eye drops have been instilled and the time at which the eye drops have been instilled is accumulated as instillation history data. Note that the instillation history data may include a history of operations on the eyedrops container in addition to the instillation operation. As eyedrop history data, for example, data indicating the orientation of the eyedrop management device 1 (eyedrop container A) and the history of the operation of pushing the band 2 may be recorded in the storage device 40 . The instillation history data may also include information indicating the user's action and the time of the action. The storage device 40 stores the target administration data of the target eye drops and the target device identification data in association with each other. Therefore, the history recording unit 36 can identify the target administration data corresponding to the target eye instillation management device that has transmitted the acquired action data.

In the example shown in FIG. 12 , the controller 8 of the eye drops management device 1 has an operation mode control section 83 . The operation mode control unit 83 switches the operation mode of the electronic components of the eye drops management device 1 . Switchable modes of operation may include, for example, a power save mode and a normal mode of operation. The power saving mode consumes less power than the normal operation mode. The power saving mode may be, for example, an operation mode in which at least part of the notification unit 5, the sensor 4, and the communication unit 7 are stopped and placed in a standby state.

The condition for switching from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode may be, for example, that the sensor 4 detects a predetermined operation or that the communication unit 7 receives predetermined data. The conditions for switching from the normal operation mode to the power saving mode are, for example, that a state in which the sensor 4 does not detect an operation continues for a predetermined period of time, or that a state in which the communication unit 7 does not transmit or receive data continues for a predetermined period of time, etc. In this manner, the operation mode control section 83 can switch the operation mode according to the operating state of the sensor 4 or the communication section 7 . This saves power consumption.

The notification control unit 34 can supply the eye drops management device 1 with information that triggers switching of the operation mode in the eye drops management device 1 . For example, the notification control unit 34 sends information that triggers switching of the operation mode of the target eye instillation management device from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode at a predetermined time before the time of instillation indicated by the target administration data. can be supplied to For example, when supplying notification information to the eye drops management device 1, the notification control unit 34 may supply an instruction to switch the operation mode to the eye drops management device 1 at the same time as or prior to the supply of the notification information. can. Further, the notification control unit 34 may supply an operation mode switching instruction to the eye drops management device 1 when or prior to requesting the operation data from the eye drops management device 1 . In these cases, for example, an instruction to switch from power saving mode to normal operating mode is provided.

In the example shown in FIG. 12 , the eye drops management device utilization system 30 further includes a communication failure notification unit 37 . The communication failure notification unit 37 supplies communication failure notification information to the terminal of the user or administrator when the communication failure between the eye drops management device utilization system 30 and the target eye drops management device 1 is detected. The eye drops management device utilization system 30 can monitor whether or not communication with the eye drops management device is possible by, for example, a beacon or periodic communication. Alternatively, when the notification control unit 34 attempts to start communication with the eye drops management device, it can determine whether communication with the eye drops management device is possible. Through such monitoring or determination, the inability to communicate with the eye drops management device is detected. When communication failure is detected, the communication failure notification unit 37 supplies notification information to that effect to the terminal of the user or administrator. The terminal notifies the user or administrator of notification information indicating communication failure. The notification information may include information indicating the eye drop management device that has lost communication or information indicating actions that can be taken to restore communication.

(Example of input reception processing)
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for receiving target administration data and target device identification data. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition in the process shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the target administration data reception unit 31 receives input of target administration data indicating the administration method of the eyedrops to be managed from the user or the like (S1). The target administration data reception unit 31 displays, for example, a screen for accepting input of target administration data on the display.

Screens G1 to G3 shown in FIG. 14 are examples of screens for receiving input of target administration data. The screen G1 accepts input of eye drops to be managed. On the screen G1, candidates for the target eye drops are displayed in a selectable manner. Candidates to be displayed may be, for example, eye drops that have been recorded in advance in association with the user (for example, eye drops that the user has used in the past), or may be selected under conditions specified by the user. It may be eye drops retrieved from a database. Alternatively, eye drops prescribed by a doctor may be displayed in a selectable manner. Prescription information indicating eye drops prescribed by a doctor may be transferred to the eye drop management device utilization system 30 from, for example, the dispensing system in which the prescription information is input. In this case, when the user or the like selects the prescribed eye drop on the screen G1, the eye drop based on the prescription information and its administration method are input as the target administration data.

In addition, the input mode of the eye drops is not limited to this. For example, the screen G1 may accept direct input of a character string indicating the target eye drop, or may accept input of eye drop data acquired by a camera or a reading device. In addition, on the screen G1, an external image of the eye drop container may be displayed for the target eye drop or the candidate for the target eye drop designated by the user or the like. Alternatively, along with the display of the screen G1, a voice reading out the information on the target eye drops or its candidate may be output. As a result, the user or the like can compare and confirm the actual eye drops and the image or sound.

The screen G2 accepts the input of the eye to which the eye drops are administered and the dose. On the screen G2, it is possible to input the number of instillations (for example, the number of drops (number of drops)) for each of the left eye and the right eye. The screen G3 accepts an input when the eye should be instilled (at the time of eye instillation). The time of instillation is the scheduled date and time of instillation. The screen G3 accepts input of the time and date of instillation. The screen G3 includes an entry field for instillation time and a calendar for selecting the instillation date. Each day of the calendar can be selected on the screen G3. The entered time of the selected day will be the instillation time.

In addition, the instillation time of two or more different target eyedrops may be set at the same time on the same day. When inputting the date and time of instillation on the screen G3, it may be possible to input two or more target eyedrops at the same time. In addition, the target administration data reception unit 31 may receive designation of the order of instillation of two or more target eye drops for which the time of instillation is set on the same date and time.

In S2 of FIG. 13, the target device identification data reception unit 32 receives input of target device identification data. A screen G4 in FIG. 14 is an example of a screen for accepting input of target device identification data. On the screen G4, the eye drops management device recorded in the storage device 40 is displayed in a selectable state as a device with which the system 30 using the eye drops management device can communicate. For example, the eye drops management device paired with the terminal in which the eye drops management device utilization system 30 is constructed may be displayed as a selection candidate on the screen G4. The user or the like selects the eye drop management device to which the target eye drops are to be attached on the screen G4, thereby inputting the target device identification data.

As shown in FIG. 12, when a plurality of target eye drops X1 to X3 are administered in the same period, the input reception processing of S1 and S2 of FIG. 13 is executed for each target eye drop. At that time, the selection of the target eye drops management device may be restricted so that the target administration data of different target eye drops do not correspond to the same target device identification data. Note that it may be permissible for the same target device identification data to be associated with two or more different target administration data for the same target eye drop.

The display on which the screen for accepting input is displayed may be, for example, a computer (for example, a mobile terminal) in which the eye drops management device utilization system 30 is constructed, or a display of a computer with which the eye drops management device utilization system 30 can communicate. .

In S3 of FIG. 13 , the recording processing unit 33 associates the target administration data input in S1 with the target device identification data input in S2 and records them in the storage device 40 . FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of target administration data and target device identification data recorded in the storage device 40. As shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 15, a device ID that uniquely identifies an eyedrops management device and an administration method ID that identifies an administration method are associated with each other and recorded in the correspondence table T1. The administration method ID and the data indicating the time of eye instillation are associated and recorded in the eye instillation time table T2. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 15, data indicating the order of instillation is recorded in association with each time of instillation. This is information indicating the order of instillation with respect to other eye drops when there are other eye drops to be instilled at the same instillation. If there are no other eye drops to be applied at the same time, the order data may be omitted.
In the administration method table T3, the administration method ID is recorded in association with the eye drops, the number of instillations for the left eye, the number of instillations for the right eye, the number of administrations per day, and the dosage form indicating the time of administration.

Data for recording the target administration data and the target device specifying data in association with each other is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 15 . For example, the table configuration may be different from that in FIG. 15, and the data format may not be the table format. Further, instead of associating the device ID with the administration method ID, the device ID and the eyedrops (eyedrops ID) may be associated, and the eyedrops may be associated with the administration method ID.

(Example of notification control processing)
FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing an example of notification control processing of the system 30 using the instillation management device. The processing shown in FIG. 16 is started when the time of instillation indicated by the target administration data has arrived (S11). As the target administration data, for example, data indicating the time of instillation of each of the plurality of target eye drops X1 to X3 is recorded in the storage device 40 . When the time for instillation of one of the target eye drops X1 to X3 (here, X1 and X2 as an example) arrives, a notification process for instructing the instillation of the target eye drops X1 and X2 is performed. be started. For example, the notification control unit 34 can determine whether or not the time for instillation of each of the target eye drops X1 to X3 has arrived by referring to the instillation time table T2 in FIG.

In S12 of FIG. 16, the notification control unit 34 selects the target eye drop management device 1- Identify A. The order of processing the plurality of target eye drops X1 and X2 can be determined, for example, by the order recorded corresponding to the time of instillation in the table T2 of instillation in FIG. For example, the notification control unit 34 acquires the administration method ID corresponding to the time of eye instillation that has arrived in the eye instillation table T2 of FIG. A device ID for the eye drop management device can be determined.

In S13 of FIG. 16, the notification control unit 34 supplies (transmits) notification information instructing eye instillation to the target eye instillation management device 1-A having the device ID determined in S12. In S13, the notification control unit 34 may transmit an instruction to switch the operation mode of the target eye instillation management device 1-A from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode before or at the same time as transmitting the notification information. If the operation mode is the power saving mode, the controller 8 of the target eye instillation management device 1-A that has received the notification information switches to the normal operation mode, and causes the notification unit 5 to notify the supplied notification information. For example, the controller 8 outputs a voice instructing eye drops from the speaker 5b and vibrates the vibrator 5c.

In addition, in S13, the notification control unit 34 supplies notification information instructing eye instillation to the terminal of the user or administrator. For example, the notification control unit 34 causes the user's or administrator's terminal to output notification information instructing eye drops in the form of sound or image. The user's terminal may be, for example, a user's mobile terminal on which the eye drops management device utilization system 30 is constructed. The manager's terminal 50 is, for example, a terminal capable of data communication with the eye drops management device utilization system 30 via a network. Information indicating the terminal to which the notification information is supplied is recorded in the storage device 40 in advance. The notification control unit 34 supplies pre-recorded notification information to the terminal.

In S13, the notification information instructing eye instillation may include information indicating the eye to be instilled and the dosage. For example, the notification control unit 34 acquires the number of left eyes and the number of right eyes associated with the administration method ID corresponding to the target eye instillation management device 1-A from the administration method table T3 of FIG. 15, and includes them in the notification information. can. In this case, the subject eye instillation management device 1-A can, for example, output a voice from the speaker 5b to guide the eye to be instilled and the dosage. Also, the user's or administrator's terminal can display information indicating the eye to be instilled and the dosage on the display.

The notification control unit 34 waits for reception of operation data from all communicable eye drops management devices 1-A to 1-C. If action data is received from any one of the eye drops management devices 1-A to 1-C (YES in S14), whether or not the source of the action data is the target eye drops management device 1-A identified in S12 (S15). If YES in S15 and if the action data indicates an eye instillation action (YES in S16), the notification control unit 34 counts the number of drops as one, and the counted number of drops is indicated in the target administration data. It is determined whether or not the specified number of times has been reached (S17). If the number of drops has not reached the number of times indicated in the target administration data (NO in S17), the process of S19 is executed. When the number of drops has reached the number of times indicated in the target administration data (YES in S17), the history recording unit 36 records history data indicating the eye instillation operation (S21), and if there is the next eye drop, (YES in S22), the process returns to S12, and if there is no next eye drop (NO in S22), the process ends (S23).

In S21, the history recording unit 36 records the motion indicated by the motion data and the time at which the motion was detected in, for example, a table T4 shown in FIG. 15 in association with the administration method ID. The administration method ID is an administration method ID corresponding to the device ID of the eyedrops management device that has sent the operation data.

If NO in S15, that is, if the eye instillation management device that is the transmission source of the acquired action data is not the target eye instillation management device 1-A specified in S12, the notification control unit 34 controls the transmission source eye instillation management device and The terminal of the user is supplied with alarm notification information that warns that an operation is being performed on the wrong eyedrops management device (S18). As a result, the eye drop management device whose operation is detected can notify the user of a warning that the operating eye drop management device is in error. Also, the user's terminal can notify the user of a similar warning.

In S19, the notification control unit 34 determines whether or not the elapsed time from the start of processing in S11 (that is, the time of instillation indicated by the target administration data) has reached a predetermined allowable time. The notification control unit 34 waits for operation data from the eye drops management devices 1-A to 1-C until the elapsed time from the start of processing reaches the permissible time. If the elapsed time has reached the permissible time (YES in S16), the notification control unit 34 sends alarm notification information indicating that the eye instillation operation has not been performed to the target eye instillation management device 1-A and the terminal of the user, etc. supply (S20). Then, the process ends (S21).

The processing shown in FIG. 16 is executed each time the time of instillation indicated by the target administration data of the target eye drops arrives. Even when a plurality of target eye drops X1 to X3 are administered at different times during the same period, by executing the above process at the time of instillation of each of the target eye drops X1 to X3, the plurality of target eye drop management devices 1- Notification information instructing eye drops can be supplied to an appropriate eye drop management device among A to 1-C. This enables appropriate eye drop management corresponding to a plurality of various eye drops.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition in the process shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is an example of a screen displayed on the user's terminal, for example. In the example of FIG. 17, the target eye drops to be instilled, the eyes to be instilled, and the number of times of instillation (number of drops) are displayed on the screen G11. On the screen G11, instillation of X1 among the target eyedrops X1 and X2 is instructed. In this state, when the operation of moving the eye drops management device 1-B of the target eye drops X2 is detected, an alarm screen shown in the screen G12 is displayed. On the screen G12, the target eye drops X1 to be currently instilled are displayed. The display of the screen G12 ends when time elapses or when the user inputs confirmation, and the display returns to the screen G11.

When the target eye drop management device 1-A detects the eye drop operation of the target eye drop X1 when the screen G11 is displayed, it is displayed that one eye drop (drip) has been performed, as shown in the screen G13. be. One eye drop (drip) operation is determined to be one drop operation when, for example, it is detected that the pressure of the band 2 rises and falls by a predetermined amount or more while the eye drop management device 1 is in an inverted state. be done. Furthermore, when another instillation (dripping) of the target eye drop X1 is detected, as in screen G14, it indicates that the instillation of the target eye drop X1 is completed, and furthermore, as the next instillation target, the target instillation A screen for instructing eye drop of medicine X2 is displayed. When the target eye drop managing device 1-B detects the eye drop operation of the target eye drop X2 when the screen G14 is displayed, the end of the eye drop is displayed as shown in the screen G15. In this way, the notification control unit provides notification information to the user based on the actions detected by the target eye drop management devices 1-A and 1-B of the target eye drops X1 and X2 and the administration method of the target administration data. can be controlled.

(Modification)
FIG. 18 is a functional block showing a modification of the configuration of the system 30 using the instillation management device. In the example of FIG. 18, the system 30 using the eye drops management device includes a target administration data reception unit 31, a target device identification data reception unit 32, a notification control unit 34, a print instruction unit 41, a first identification information acquisition unit 42, a second identification An information acquisition unit 43 and an eye drop determination unit 44 are provided. Of these, the target administration data reception unit 31, the target device identification data reception unit 32, and the notification control unit 34 can be configured and processed in the same manner as described above. The eye drop management device utilization system 30 can communicate with the printer 51 and the reading device 52 .

The print instruction unit 41 outputs to the printer 51 an instruction to print a label describing information about the target eye drops. The print instructing unit 41 instructs the printing machine 51 to print a label on which information on the target eye drops is described in an area large enough to be attached to the target eye drop management device. Information about the eye drops to be printed on the label may be information about the eye drops indicated by the input target administration data. The print instruction unit 41 generates, for example, label data including information on the target eye drops indicated by the target administration data received by the target administration data receiving unit 31 . The print instruction unit 41 supplies the generated label data to the printing machine to print a label containing the information of the target eye drops. Identification information that identifies the subject eye drops may be included on the label. Also, in addition to text indicating the eye drop of interest, the label may include a barcode containing identification information of the eye drop of interest.

The label Lb1 printed by the printing machine 51 is attached to the label attaching portion of the target eye drop management device 1 . The eye drops management device to which the label Lb1 is attached is the target eye drops management device 1 specified by the target device specification data associated with the target administration data of the target eye drops printed on the label. The print instruction unit 41 may include information indicating the target eye drop management device specified by the target device specifying data received by the target device specifying data receiving unit 32 in the label. As a result, since the target eye drops management device to be attached to the label itself is displayed, the user is less likely to mistake the eye drops management device to which the label is attached.

The first identification information acquisition unit 42 acquires the identification information of the target eye drops displayed in the eye drop container A of the target eye drops. The second identification information acquisition unit 43 acquires the identification information of the target eye drops displayed on the label Lb1 attached to the target eye drop management device 1 . The first identification information acquisition section 42 and the second identification information acquisition section 43 acquire identification information read by the reading device 52 . The reading device 52 is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a barcode reader or a camera.

The first identification information acquisition unit 42 reads the identification information (for example, barcode or characters) displayed on the eyedrops container A from the reading device 52 to the user or administrator, for example, through the display or speaker of the terminal. You can direct the read operation. The identification information displayed on the eyedrops container A is read by the reading device 52 when the user or the like operates according to this instruction. The read identification information is supplied to the first identification information acquisition section 42 . Similarly, the second identification information acquisition unit 43 instructs the user or administrator to read the identification information (for example, bar code or characters) on the label of the eye drops management device 1 with the reading device 52. can be done. The identification information displayed on the label of the instillation management device 1 is read by the reading device 52 when the user or the like operates according to this instruction. The read identification information is supplied to the second identification information acquisition section 43 .

The wearable eye drops determination unit 44 compares the identification information acquired by the first identification information acquisition unit 42 and the identification information acquired by the second identification information acquisition unit 43 to determine whether the eye drops are attached to the target eye drops management device 1 . It is determined whether the eye drop container A to be received is correct. For example, when the above-mentioned two pieces of identification information are identification information of the same eyedrops, the attached eyedrops determination unit 44 may determine that the attached eyedrops container A is correct. The wearable eye drops determination unit 44 may output the determination result to the user or the like. For example, the determination result is notified to the user or the like from the terminal of the user or the like. This makes it difficult for the user or the like to attach the wrong eyedrops container A to the target eyedrops management device 1 .

The eye drop management device utilization system 30 is configured by one or more computers having processors and memories. Target administration data reception unit 31, target device identification data reception unit 32, recording processing unit 33, notification control unit 34, operation acquisition unit 35, history recording unit 36, print instruction unit 41, first identification information acquisition unit 42, second Each function of the identification information acquiring unit 43 and the wearing eye drops determination unit 44 can be realized by the processor executing a predetermined program. Such programs and non-transitory recording media recording the programs are also included in the embodiments of the present invention.

(Other modifications)
The configuration of the eye drop management device utilization system 30 is not limited to the examples shown in FIGS. 12 and 18 . In FIG. 12 or FIG. 18, some of the functional units of the eye drops management device utilization system 30 may be omitted. For example, in the system 30 using the eye drop management device shown in FIG. 1, at least one of the recording processing unit 33, the motion acquisition unit 35, the history recording unit 36, and the communication failure notification unit 37 may be omitted. 18, the print instruction unit 41 may be omitted, and the first identification information acquisition unit 42, the second identification information acquisition unit 43, and the wearable eye drops determination unit 44 may be omitted. You may

The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this example. Also, the configurations and processing functions described in the above embodiments can be selected and combined arbitrarily.

1: Eye drop management device, 2: Band, 3: Housing, 4: Sensor, 5: Notification unit, 6: Convex unit, 7: Communication unit, 8: Controller, 10: Eye drop management system, 20: Use of eye drop management device system

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a flexible band wrapped around the eye drop container;
a fixing part that fixes the band while it is wrapped around the eye drop container;
and a sensor at a fixed position relative to the band for detecting user movement with respect to the eye drop container. The eye drop management device according to claim 1,
The eye drop management device, wherein the sensor includes a pressure sensor attached to the band. The eye drop management device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:
An eye drops management device comprising a housing to which the band is attached. The eye drop management device according to claim 3, further comprising:
An eye drop management device comprising a metal frame that secures a portion of the band to the housing. The eye drop management device according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising:
The band includes a first band portion and a second band portion extending from the housing,
the eye drop container is positionable between the first band portion and the second band portion;
The eye drop management device, wherein the fixing section connects the first band section and the second band section. The eye drop management device according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The eye drops management device, wherein the housing includes a pedestal for supporting the bottom of the eye drop container, and a strut projecting from the pedestal and connected to the band. The eye drop management device according to claim 6,
The eyedrops management device, wherein the strut part has a convex part that protrudes and comes into contact with the eyedrops container around which the band is wound. The eye drop management device according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising:
A speaker built into the pedestal,
The pedestal portion includes a hole for outputting the sound of the speaker formed in the bottom surface opposite to the surface supporting the bottom of the eyedrops container, and projections protruding from the bottom surface at least three points other than the hole in the bottom surface. and an eye drop management device. The eyedrop management device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising:
An eyedrops management device comprising a label attachment unit to which a label can be attached and detached. An eye drop management system comprising:
a flexible band wrapped around the eye drop container;
a fixing part that fixes the band while it is wrapped around the eye drop container;
a sensor at a fixed position relative to the band for detecting user movement relative to the eye drop container;
an instillation determination unit that determines whether or not the eyedrops have been instilled using the eyedrops container based on the motion detected by the sensor;
a notification control unit that controls notification to at least one of the user and the administrator based on the determination result of the eye drop determination unit and administration data indicating a predetermined eye drop administration method, and eye drop management. system. The eye drop management system according to claim 10,
the sensor includes a pressure sensor attached to the band and a posture sensor;
The instillation determination unit determines whether eye drops have been applied using the eyedrops container based on the pressure detected by the pressure sensor and the orientation of the eyedrops container detected by the orientation sensor. , eye drop management system. A system using an eyedrops management device,
An eye-drops management device to which an eye-drops container is attached, the eye-drops management device being capable of communicating with the eye-drops management device comprising a sensor for detecting a user's action on the eye-drops container and a notification unit for notifying information to the user. can be,
a target administration data reception unit that receives input of target administration data indicating an administration method of the target eye drops to be managed;
a target device identification data reception unit that receives input of target device identification data that uniquely identifies a target eye drop management device that is an eye drop management device to which the eye drop container of the target eye drop is attached;
and a notification control unit that supplies notification information instructing eye drops based on the administration method indicated by the target administration data to the target eye drop management device specified by the target device specifying data. 13. The system using the eye drop management device according to claim 12, further comprising acquiring, from the eye drop management device, motion data indicating the user's motion with respect to the eye drop container detected by the sensor of the eye drop management device. a motion acquisition unit,
A system using an eye drops management device, wherein the notification control unit supplies notification information based on the operation data to the eye drops management device that acquired the operation data, or to a terminal of the user or administrator. The eye drop management device utilization system according to claim 13,
The notification control unit, when motion data indicating an eye instillation operation cannot be acquired from the target eye instillation management device even after a predetermined time has passed since the time of eye instillation indicated by the target administration data, the target eye instillation management device or the A system using an eye drop management device that supplies alarm notification information to a terminal of a user or an administrator. 15. The eye drop management device utilization system according to claim 13, wherein the notification control unit further controls the target eye drop management device within a predetermined period including the time of eye drop indicated by the target administration data corresponding to the target eye drop management device When the operation data indicating the operation for the other eye drops management device is acquired from another eye drops management device different from the eye drops management device, supplying alarm notification information to the other eye drops management device or the terminal of the user; A system using an eye drop management device. The eye drop management device utilization system according to any one of claims 13 to 15, further comprising:
Information related to the action indicated by the action data acquired from the target eye drop management device is associated with the target administration data corresponding to the target eye drop management device, and eye instillation history data indicating the history of instillation of the target eye drops, and a history recording unit that records in a storage device. The eye drop management device utilization system according to any one of claims 12 to 16, further comprising:
A system using an eye drops management device, comprising a print instruction unit for outputting to a printer an instruction to print a label attached to the eye drops management device, the label describing information about the eye drops. The eye drop management device utilization system according to any one of claims 12 to 17, further comprising:
a first identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the target eye drops displayed on the eye drop container of the target eye drops;
a second identification information acquiring unit that acquires identification information of the target eye drops displayed on the label attached to the target eye drops management device;
By comparing the identification information acquired by the first identification information acquisition unit and the identification information acquired by the second identification information acquisition unit, whether the eye drop container attached to the target eye drop management device is correct A system using an eyedrops management device, comprising a wearable eyedrops determination unit that determines whether or not The eye drop management device utilization system according to any one of claims 12 to 18, further comprising:
A system using an eye drops management device, comprising a communication failure notification unit that outputs an alarm to a terminal of the user or administrator when communication failure with the target eye drops management device is detected. The eye drop management device utilization system according to any one of claims 12 to 19,
The notification control unit transmits information to trigger the target eye instillation management device to switch the operation mode from the power saving mode to the normal operation mode at a predetermined time before the time of instillation indicated by the target administration data. A system using an eye drop management device to supply to the device. The eye drop management device utilization system according to any one of claims 12 to 20,
the subject administration data includes left-right information indicating whether the eye to be instilled is the left eye, the right eye, or both eyes;
The notification control unit transmits notification information instructing eye drops along with the left/right information according to the administration method of the target eye drops indicated by the target administration data to the target eye drop management device or the terminal of the user or administrator. A system using an eye drop management device to be supplied to. The eye drops management device usage program is
An eye drop management device to which an eye drop container is attached, the eye drop management device comprising: a sensor for detecting a user's action on the eye drop container; and a notification unit for notifying the user of information. processing;
a target administration data reception process for accepting an input of target administration data indicating an administration method of a target eye drop to be managed;
a target device identification data reception process for receiving input of target device identification data for uniquely identifying a target eye drop management device, which is an eye drop management device to which the eye drop container of the target eye drop is attached;
Use of an eye drops management device that causes a computer to execute notification control processing for supplying notification information instructing eye drops based on the administration method indicated by the target administration data to the target eye drops management device specified by the target device specification data program.

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